User:Neildown

Organizing
As most of you know, I have a tendency to start projects and then not update them after awhile. This is just a list of things I'm trying to organize and sort out rightnow.

TUWC - In development. [Slow development]

Warrior's Challenge - Slow but active.

Rebellion - On Hold.

Art requests - Active.

Comic - Canceled.

Abbey Defense - On hold.

New FF on RWWiki - Active.

Favorite Songs/ Songs to be used in Future Projects



 * Grim Goodbye - Red Jumpsuit Apparatus. t


 * I Will Not Bow - Breaking Benjamin. t


 * Give me a Sign - Breaking Benjamin.


 * Fireflies - Owl City.


 * Vanilla Twilight - Owl City.


 * I Don't Care - Apocalyptica.


 * Let Go - Red.


 * Breathe Into Me - Red.


 * Already Over - Red.


 * More than Fine - Switchfoot.


 * Dare You to Move - Switchfoot.


 * On Fire - Switchfoot.


 * Enter the Cage - Adema. t


 * Papercut - Linkin Park. t


 * Crawling - Linkin Park. t


 * In the End - Linkin Park.


 * Don't Stay - Linkin Park.


 * Lying from You - Linkin Park.


 * Somewhere I belong - Linkin Park. t


 * Session - Linkin Park.


 * By Myself - Linkin Park. t


 * Place for my Head - Linkin Park.


 * The Catalyst - Linkin Park. t


 * Running Away - Hoobastank.


 * Roller Coaster - Blink-182. t


 * Airplanes - B.o.B., Hayley Williams, & Eminem. [censored version] t


 * Kangaroo Cry - Blue October.


 * Crossfire - The Killers.


 * Dare - Gorillaz.


 * Vicarious - Tool. t


 * Blue and Red - Sky Sailing [Owl City]. t


 * Sailboats - Sky Sailing [Owl City]. t


 * The Bird and the Worm - Owl City.


 * The Saltwater Room - Owl City.


 * Meteor Shower - Owl City. t


 * On the Wing - Owl City.


 * Explorers - Sky Sailing [Owl City].


 * Hey Man, Nice Shot - Filter. t


 * He's Going The Distance - Cake.

---Quotes---


 * "I do not aspire to an independence the result of which is to love and to believe nothing." - Frederick Ozanam.


 * "You call that a cry of despair? Back in my day, when we cried out for sheer despair, we put our BACKS into it and did things like this: . Kids these days; no respect. :p" - d2r.


 * "I'm right here! I was in the turkey all along!!!" - Gir.


 * "Sticks & stones may break my bones, but I here & he ain't, baby." - Steve Urkel. [Jaleel White]


 * "I've got a question for all people who think the world is over populated: 'Why don't you leave?'" - Ferretmaiden.


 * "Use the edit button on your comments please. This is total comment abuse right now." - TBT.


 * "Oh yes that was wonderful. So entertaining. The cinematography, the editing techniques. Though I must say, the villain, was a bit... over the top." - Tony Perkis. [Ben Stiller]


 * "I'll punch him in his hollybush. I'm gonna rip off his partridge and kick him in the pear trees." - Sarge. [Red vs Blue]


 * "You kids ever heard of a short story?! Back in my day, that's all we had!" - Bluestripe the Wild.

WE HAD GRUNTS AROUND THE FIRE! BE GRATEFUL FOR WHAT YOU HAVE!!!" - D2r.
 * "BACK IN MY DAY, BUCKO, WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY OF THESE "NOVELS" OR "STORIES" OR "PRINTED WORD".


 * "That's the insanity of sin. Because something finite could never eclipse the infinite, to choose to follow Satan is to align yourself with the greatest cosmic loser of all time." - Dr. Dean Harold Willmington.


 * "If you hold love too loosely then it flies away; if you hold love too tightly, it'll die..." - Tom T. Hall. [No, I haven't listened to his songs]


 * "I have 4 main stomachs, plus 2 in reserve, and 1 for an extra backup." - 'Piper' [my homeschooling friend].


 * "Want to shoot guns & eat porkchops?" - My mom texting to my oldest brother xD.


 * "He likes your lemonade." - Lawrence [of Arabia].


 * "Your sick post is gone because I and possibly somebody else reported it. Stuff that in your pipe and smoke it!" - HUCKABEE GINGRICH 12 - TheBlaze.com.


 * "If everything isn't black & white, I say why the h--l not!" - John Wayne.


 * "Way to beat a dead horse." - Starman125 - Community Central.

My Religion
Summary

The beliefs of the Catholic Church [as well as many other Christian religions] can be summed up in one prayer - The Apostle's Creed. There is also the Nicene Creed which is very similar but more detailed.

I believe in God the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth,

and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord,

He was conceived by [the power of] the Holy Spirit and was born of the virgin Mary.

He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried.

He descended into hell.* On the third day He rose again.

He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father.

He will come again to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit,

the holy Catholic Church, the communion of saints,

the forgiveness of sins,

the resurrection of the body,

and life everlasting.

Amen.

.*The Catholic Church does not interpret this actually being hell but purgatory. Purgatory is a place of suffering and repentance, where a man would go, had he died with sins on his soul [I don't mean man as in males specifically. Just a general term for any human.] That person's soul would remain in purgatory until he had suffered justly for his sins. Thereafter he would be allowed into the kingdom of heaven, pure and clean of sin. As a short analogy - It's like getting in the shower and dressing up before going to your favorite cousin's wedding. You wouldn't show up looking dirty & smelling bad.

Morals

It is a Catholic's duty to follow what is right and to avoid wrong. We set the Ten Commandments given to Moses as a guideline.


 * 1) Thou shalt not worship false god's before Me.
 * 2) Thou shalt not take the Name of the Lord thy God in vain.
 * 3) Remember to keep holy the Sabbath [this is Sunday for Christians, Saturday for Jews].
 * 4) Honor thy father and mother.
 * 5) Thou shalt not kill.
 * 6) Thou shalt not commit adultery.
 * 7) Thou shalt not steal.
 * 8) Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbors.
 * 9) Thou shalt not covet they neighbor's wife.
 * 10) Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's goods.

We also have a list of vices and virtues, the latter we try to follow and the former we try to stay away from.-

Virtues: Faith, Hope, and Charity, [Prudence, Justice, Fortitude, and Temperance (moderation)]

Vices [aka- the 7 Capital Sins]: Pride*, Covetousness, Lust, Anger, Gluttony, Envy, and Sloth.

[Related tidbit] A question many may ask in their lifetimes is - "What makes something good or bad? Why are there blacks and whites?"

A basic answer to this is [it may sound strange, or even stupid at first] "Because God is God." - How does this answer the question? Well, look at what God is. God wills and is, loving, caring, justice, mercy, truth, and purity. For the same reason, the opposites are bad.

Another answer is, because God made man. And in His own image; to glorify Him in this world and to share in His glory in the next. Therefore, everything that gives glory to God and leads us to Him is good, while things that dishonor Him and lead us away from Him are bad. :)

[JSYK: Much of this is paraphrased from my religious education books for school. Though I'm fairly well brought up, in order to make sure I'm clear on subjects, I like to use references.]


 * Pride is known as the root of all other sins. This doesn't mean it's evil for instance to "Have pride in straight-A grades", it just means you shouldn't go around boasting about it or trying to make yourself look good. Since the sin of pride is the root of all other sins, a good quality to practice is being humble.

Sacramentals

Sacramentals are signs instituted by the Church to lead us to grace. Such as prayers or blessings of an object or person [The Catholic Church has a blessing for everything]. Sacramentals also take the form of objects, such as blessed candles, holy water, blessed medals [St. Benedict, Miraculous, St. Anthony ] scapulars, rosaries, etc.

Leadership

The Catholic Church is lead by a man who is known as the Pope. The Pope, in a way, is the place-taker of Christ on earth until Christ's second coming. The Papacy was instituted by Jesus Himself, and the first of the Popes was St. Peter the Apostle.

Questions

I mainly did this to give Holly an idea of what the Catholic Church is like, but if anyone else has questions, please feel free to ask; I'd be happy to answer :).

what's the point of the prayer bead things? i never understood those.... :) Leena Flintpaw ’Ello Beastie!  15:28, September 15, 2010 (UTC) 313f69c8-900b-49a2-bf25-192a904195d11.03.01

Ahh, you mean the rosary? That's a sacramental that most every Catholic owns. There are a few different types of rosaries, but the most popular ones are made up of 60 beads [You can probably Google up a picture of one]. They are used in daily devotions and prayers where the life and death of Jesus is reflected upon. [called the 5 Mysteries]. Often, the whole family says it together; and, usually, turns are taken; each person saying a decade of prayers [no, not ten years, just ten of the prayers known as a "Hail Mary"]. --Neildown - De oppresso Liber  Semper fi 16:16, September 15, 2010 (UTC)

The Ultimate Warrior's Challenge [TUWC]
Here is the basic idea:

There are 2 to 4 teams pitted against each other in a vast arena. There are 4 corners in the map and each team gets one corner. Because I try to go for realistic scenarios, there are going to be a lot more things to do in this RPG. You don't just fight; you have to have food, water, and a good choice of team-mates. Landscape advantages, night and day, lots of stuff.

You also do not have everything at your disposal. No Chuck Norris, or Jet Li, or Percy Jackson, to name a few. No super weapons of mass destruction either. [It'll all be listed, what you can & can't have, I won't go too far into that right now :P]

Teams will also be allowed to vote on their own -


 * Motto,
 * Insignia/flag,
 * Theme song/anthem,
 * Ruler, [no one person has to be the leader forever. If the leader is vacant for way too long, asks to resign, or is maybe not the best ruler, he/she may be voted out. Anyone who is voted out is not discluded from the team, but merely knocked down a rank.]

Players must show proper courtesy, as is custom on the wiki. No profanity, cursing, swearing, etc. Also, keep it cool if you do by chance get knocked down a rank, killed, or thwarted.

No-one actually dies for good in the game, but instead, if you are killed, you have to re-spawn at your base after a penalty time [will be mentioned in rules if game goes into motion].

What's the point of the game? Well, we can vote on that too. It could be a game of capture the flag or perhaps "first team to 50 kills", etc.

Why am I making this? - To hopefully unclog some of my free time and still keep up with updates, 'cause I feel bad about never updating Warrior's Challenge. [NOTE: Just because I'm making this it does not mean I will certainly be quitting my original Warriors Challenge. However, if I find updating both to be too much then I would probably cancel some of the other challenge blogs.

Some things to consider - Due to the fact that this is a wiki, it is almost impossible to send messages without someone else seeing them. Nothing can stop a player from snooping in another player's team HQ and looking at the conversations. [Though this adds a great and fun amount of realism to the gaming experience, it can be a pain in the rear if you have sneaky people on the opposite team] Thus, it would be a good thing to work out a code system for messages that only your team knows, or some other way of communication. But be safe if you are so paranoid as to communicate over E-mail. Use your head! Make sure personal info is not visible to people, and if you don't know, then ask someone who will.

Sign up for TUWC here TUWC

The Team pages are located here. These pages are the heart of each team, showing the group's info: emblem, flag, theme song, discussions, etc.

Team #1

Team #2

Team #3

Team #4

Market

Ways to maintain a healthy level of insanity
I know several of you out there say that your the craziest person on the wiki so here's something that might help you even more.


 * 1 At lunch time, sit in your parked car with sunglasses on and point a hair dryer at passing cars. See if they slow down.


 * 2 Page yourself over the intercom. Don't disguise your voice.


 * 3 Every time someone asks you something, ask if they want fries with that.


 * 4 Put your garbage can on your desk and label it "In".


 * 5 Put Decaf in the coffee maker for 3 weeks. Once everyone has gotten over their caffeine addictions, switch to espresso.


 * 6 In the memo field for all your checks, write "For smuggling diamonds".


 * 7 Finish all your sentences with "In accordance to the prophecy".


 * 8 Dont use any punctuation


 * 9 As often as possible, skip instead of walk.


 * 10 Order a 'diet water' whenever you go out to eat. Say it with a serious face.


 * 11 Specify that your drive-through order is "To go".


 * 12 Sing along at the Opera.


 * 13 Go to a poetry recital and ask why the poems don't rhyme.


 * 14 Put mosquito netting around your work area and play tropical sounds all day.


 * 15 Five days in advance, tell your friends you can't attend their party because you're not in the mood.


 * 16 When the money comes out of the ATM shout, "I won, I won!"


 * 17 When leaving the zoo, run towards the parking lot yelling, "Run for your lives! Their loose!"

Contributions below this line are those of the community and myself.
 * 18 After finishing a sentence on your computer at your desk job, shout "Ding!"


 * 19 Whenever anyone says something, including statements like "Albany is the capital of New York", come back with "Well that's your opinion!"


 * 20 If you do something stupid, like you fall of your chair and somebody laughs at you, you say, "I'd like to see you try!"


 * 21 Answer all yes or no questions with maybe.


 * 22 Answer all Multiple choice questions with none of the above or (If that is an option) all of the above.


 * 23 Put a sign in the back window of your car reading, "Honk if you're illiterate"


 * 24

Polls
Would you be willing to let me cancel Warrior's Challenge to start TUWC? Yes No

If the game is started, what should it be? Capture the Flag First team to 50 kills 100 kills 200 kills Domination [destroy all opposing teams. Changes some of the rules concerning "kills"]

Discussion Page
My [third] new version of my original "Rant" page. If you have a topic you want to speak of or tell others about, post under here! Just keep in mind the wiki rules about language and courtesy.

I dunno whether time is moving too slow or too fast... --Neildown - De oppresso Liber  Semper fi 00:52, September 6, 2010 (UTC)

I don't think I'll ever be able to kill a character in a story again. I'll be stuck writing those sticky childrens' books about Jack and Janet and the bully at school. Ugh. Someone come cheer me up. Please.The Sting Anger me not! 04:01, September 10, 2010 (UTC)

? --Lord Bluestripe  Eulaliiiiiiaaa! 04:07, September 10, 2010 (UTC)

My contributions

 * User contributions

My favorite pages

 * Add links to your favorite pages on the wiki here!


 * User blog:Bluestripe the Wild/The Second Redwall Wars
 * User blog:Bluestripe the Wild/Redwall Wars:Civilizations
 * User blog:Silverfalcon Pikehawk/Heroes:Redwall
 * What's your pirate name? Find out here!
 * A REAL buster sword. [thanks, Blue!XD]
 * Are you depressed? Bored? Crazy? Watch this!
 * Does Pete Stark get on your nerves too? Watch this.
 * Allstate Mayhem. These are great!
 * Red vs Blue, Zombie Invasion plans.
 * A DballZ classic with a Spongebob twist.
 * Invader ZIM: Do a little dance!
 * Jimmy Neutron - Lord of the Rings parody xD.

We Love Neildown!
Neil, I love how you listen to my stupid, silly problems and make me feel like they are really serious; you listen, give good advice, and never tease me about it. I love how you are so devoted to God and are so unashamed about it. i hope you continue to always walk strong with the Lord and continue being the amazing person you are! :)

Silva of the Hazel Eyes  Sarcasm-just one more service I provide 04:50, October 8, 2010 (UTC)

I luvs you Neil 'cause yore a totally awesome big bro!!! Stands on chair and pats head theres a good Neil! :PSister Armel  'Ello Matey! Wanna Chat? 23:49, October 8, 2010 (UTC)

We love Neil 'cause he's an aweome person, and he's caring and nice like Silva said!

The Sting Anger me not! 01:06, October 9, 2010 (UTC)

I HATE YOU! Runs away from Neil xD

No, I'm going to seriously tell you. I remember we first fought on the original Wars on RW. I then remember we were both mercenaries on Wars:Reloaded, where we were offered cream-filled donuts for our services. We both discovered that we liked this kind of donut, and became allies. We began to fight on all of the blogs as allies since. Your beliefs are right in my opinion and you are a war fanatic. I must thank you for introducing me to Chrono Trigger. You are probably my best friend on the Wikia (RW and RWW). Weeell....after LordTBT, that is. lol :P So thanks for being such a good pal, mate. --<font color="Gold" style="background:navy">Lord Bluestripe  <font color="Silver" style="background:Maroon" size="3">Eulaliiiiiiaaa! 02:45, October 19, 2010 (UTC)

Neil, your awesone cuz you're an awesome catholic, you're so logical,(I highly esteem logic) and you're very helpfull, and for all that you're still awesomly fun and random!!!!<font color="Fuchsia" style="background:Black">Mad Maudie <font color="Fuchsia" style="background:Black">you dare to mess with me y'flaimin' salad swipers!?! 21:26, October 10, 2010 (UTC)

Ah, Toidilien. What to say.... I'm not sure. But you mean a lot to the rest of them. So I guess you mean something to me. not sure what. Ah well. <font color="Red ">Richard of the Flame <font color="red" size="2">Yes, I am that Great20:48, October 12, 2010

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I find you've been a really good friend and kind and fun-<font color="Red ">Segalia Riverstorm, Archer Ottermaid Warrioress  <font color="crimson" size="3">Eph. 6:10 19:51, October 14, 2010 (UTC)

I would like to say thank you for not trying to convert me to your beliefs, like Dewface once attempted. Keep up the Warrior's Challenge, matey!

Thornclaw Simply put---THE SAGA! 18:03, October 17, 2010 (UTC)